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QLDY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its price in cash against YLDE’s 7.9%, though YLDE returned more with it reinvested.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $53m for Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF and $186m for Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF.

QLDY on its own →YLDE on its own →
At a glance
35.3%
QLDY cash paid, 1 year
7.9%
YLDE cash paid, 1 year
+9.1%
QLDY total return, 1 year
+19.0%
YLDE total return, 1 year
QLDY · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 3.2 pts behind QQQ
QLDY
+9.1%
QQQ
+12.3%

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

35.3% of it arrived as cash

3.2 pts behind QQQ

Total return, distributions reinvested

3.2 pts behind QQQ

QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

QQQ

+12.3%

QLDY

+9.1%

3.2 pts behind QQQ

35.3% of it arrived as cash. Total return, distributions reinvested. QLDY over 1 year: paid 35.3%, price −27.2%, total +9.1%, QQQ +12.3%, −3.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.
YLDE · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 4.2 pts ahead of IWV
YLDE
+19.0%
IWV
+14.8%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

7.9% of it arrived as cash

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

Total return, distributions reinvested

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

IWV

+14.8%

YLDE

+19.0%

4.2 pts ahead of IWV

7.9% of it arrived as cash. Both charts share one scale, with zero at the line. YLDE over 1 year: paid 7.9%, price +10.5%, total +19.0%, IWV +14.8%, +4.2 pts. Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Data to Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

YLDE costs 0.56 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.9 points; YLDE is 3.5 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QLDY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
MeasureQLDYYLDE
Paid and earned
Total return, 1 year+9.1%+19.0%
Price change, 1 yearfell 27.2%rose 10.5%
Return of capital, issuer estimate0% of the Nov 2, 2026 payment67% of the Apr 6, 2026 payment
Against its benchmark
BenchmarkNasdaq-100, measured through QQQiShares Russell 3000 ETF, measured through IWV
Cost and size
Expense ratio1.04%0.48%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$53m$186m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
ETFIQ Distribution Coverage Score · YLDE scores higher How much of what it paid out did its total return cover?
IQ Income Score24.9QLDY91.9YLDE

How much of its payouts the fund's total return covered, ranked against 167 income ETFs not writing on a single company. 100 is best. How it is computed

0.3, the lowest in this set 99.7, the highest

One year only, and a ratio of two published numbers: it says nothing about where a distribution came from. All income ETFs ranked by it →

Method

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, QLDY and YLDE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QLDY YLDE
Only in one fund ↓
Only in QLDY
Ndx 12/18/2026 2001.44 C 92.84%
United States Treasury Note/bond 2.375% 05/15/2027 0.49%
Exchange Put Opt 11/26 28320 0.15%
Xnd 12/18/2026 10.44 C 0.05%
Nasdaq-1 Put Opt 11/26 28470 -0.24%
Only in YLDE
WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC (THE) 4.53%
EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 3.96%
ALPHABET INC 3.52%
NVIDIA CORP 2.97%
NESTLE' SA/AG 2.88%
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC 2.77%
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC 2.72%
MICROSOFT CORP 2.61%
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Side by side

QLDY Defiance Nasdaq 100 LightningSpread Income ETF · Option income on QQQ, paying weekly YLDE Franklin ClearBridge Enhanced Income ETF · Covered call on IWV, paying monthly
Issuer Defiance Franklin
Strategy option income covered call
Benchmark Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV)
Pays weekly monthly
Payout rate, annualized 19.7% 6.3%
Expense ratio 1.04% 0.48%
Cash paid, 1 year 35.3% 7.9%
Price change, 1 year −27.2% +10.5%
Total return, 1 year +9.1% +19.0%
Benchmark return, 1 year +12.3% +14.8%
Ahead or behind −3.2 pts +4.2 pts
Return of capital, latest estimate 0% 67%
Age 1.1 years 9.5 years
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $53m $186m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. Cash paid: distributions over the window, as a share of the starting price. Payout rate: the latest payment, annualized, over today’s price.

Window by window

Window by window: QLDY vs YLDE: Dividend Yield & Total Return
Total returnCash paidAgainst the benchmark
WindowQLDYYLDEQLDYYLDEQLDYYLDE
3 months−4.5%+3.2%9.5%1.6%−1.1 pts+3.6 pts
6 months−3.1%+8.6%18.5%4.0%−2.8 pts+3.7 pts
1 year+9.1%+19.0%35.3%7.9%−3.2 pts+4.2 pts
3 years–+61.5%–18.0%–−19.5 pts
Since launchNot the same days: QLDY Sep 2025 · YLDE May 2017+13.2%+197.5%39.1%44.5%−3.7 pts−52.9 pts

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About each fund
QLDY

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price fell 27.2%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +9.1%. Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) returned +12.3% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 3.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 19.7%, paid weekly. Defiance estimates that 0% of the distribution paid Nov 2, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice). That is a tax label, not a measure of erosion.

YLDE

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, YLDE paid 7.9% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 10.5%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +19.0%. iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) returned +14.8% over the same days, so a holder was ahead by 4.2 pts. At its price on Nov 4, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 6.3%, paid monthly. Franklin estimates that 67% of the distribution paid Apr 6, 2026 was a return of capital (its 19a-1 notice).

Questions people ask

Which paid more, QLDY or YLDE?
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QLDY paid 35.3% of its starting price in cash and YLDE paid 7.9%, so QLDY paid more. Cash paid is not the same as money made: the price change matters too.
Which returned more once distributions are counted, QLDY or YLDE?
With every distribution reinvested, QLDY returned +9.1% and YLDE +19.0% over the year to Nov 4, 2026.
Which is cheaper, QLDY or YLDE?
QLDY charges 1.04% a year and YLDE charges 0.48%, so YLDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where to next
Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) →iShares Russell 3000 ETF (IWV) →QLDY on its own →YLDE on its own →QLDY dividend history →QLDY holdings →YLDE dividend history →YLDE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
QLDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
QLDY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
QLDY 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Defiance page for QLDY ↗
YLDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
YLDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
YLDE 19a-1 distribution notice ↗
Franklin website ↗

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How this is computed

It is a place in a set, not a rating or a recommendation.

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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